Boston Globe
Stephanie Reitz
05-19-11
Children who ingested even small amounts of lead performed poorly later on school tests compared with students who were never exposed to the substance, according to a new study of Connecticut students.

ABC News (Opinion)
Lee Dye
05-18-11
One of the unique talents that mark us as humans is our ability to express our thoughts to others in a way that can be understood, even if the subject is complex and abstract.

Columbia Daily Tribune
Catherine Martin
04-17-11
City officials, Columbia Public Schools administrators and other community leaders gathered on the University of Missouri campus this morning to address an increasingly hot topic — early childhood education.

Minneapolis Star Tribune
Neal St. Anthony
05-15-11
While Vikings-related legislation lives on at the Capitol, measures to reform early childhood education have been stripped from House- and Senate-passed education bills in conference committee by Republican leaders.

Athens Banner-Herald
Lee Shearer
05-15-11
Area schools systems have devised a patchwork of adjustments to deal with statewide cuts in pre-K funding after lawmakers whacked $54 million from the $354 million pre-K budget as part of a sweeping overhaul of lottery-funded education programs.

Ithaca Journal
Staff Writer
05-15-11
The Cornell Child Care Center announced that it has received accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, an organization of early childhood educators.

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